Author: Rashaad Harris

Following the unfortunate drowning of three children in Jigawa, four women and a baby have also been found dead in Guri Local Government Area after their boat capsized. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, DSP Lawan Shiisu, disclosed the incident in Dutse on Wednesday. “On Tuesday, at about 6 p.m., information at our disposal revealed that on the same date at about 4:30 p.m., four women and a child boarded a canoe from Nguru Yobe State to Adiyani village in Guri LGA of Jigawa State. MORE UNFORTUNATE HAPPENINGS IN JIGAWA Nine Year Old Drowns in Jigawa Seven…

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said his party, the PDP is not guaranteed votes in the 2023 presidential election. The outspoken Governor went on to say that Rivers State will give its votes to the candidate that will guarantee them a reward. While he didn’t mention what type of reward he meant, he went on to say that he refused giving his people’s votes to Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 and will do same this time around. The governor said, “At the appropriate time, we will decide on what to do. I want Rivers people to reflect on…

Chelsea travelled to Croatia on Tuesday evening to take on Dinamo Zagreb in the opening game of the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League but ended up getting a shock defeat. The Blues who came back from behind to on Saturday to beat West Ham in the Premier League did not have similar luck on the night. Thomas Tuchel opted to start new signing, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, despite the latter’s face injury. Wesley Fofana also played his second Chelsea game but fellow new signing, Zakaria could only make the bench. A lone goal scored by Mislav Oršić early on in the first half…

We bet you didn’t know this! This is the origin of the phrase “Mammy Market” named after Mammy Ochefu. At the mammy market, soldiers can mingle and purchase their daily necessities. Mammy Ochefu, a woman from Enugu, was named Mammy Market in 1955. She was the widow of Col. Anthony Aboki Ochefu, a former military governor of the defunct East-Central state, and she supported her family by selling enyi, a traditional non-alcoholic beverage. After taking a week off at home after hearing complaints that the drink attracted flies, client pressure led a Lieutenant Colonel to construct a kiosk for her…

APC stalwart, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has poked fun at his PDP counterpart, Dino Melaye for drinking garri. This is coming a day after Dino Melaye called Mr. Kayode a “political scavenger.” Kayode who was formerly of the PDP fold and also a former Aviation Minister, posted a picture of the former Kogi State Senator in which he said the following: “This is Dino Melaye drinking gari when he was still struggling!(sic)” Femi Fani-Kayode who former president Olusegun Obasanjo said is his boy, “Provide him food, he will eat and then sing for you. He’s a smart boy,” said Dino will…

Maria Okan, baby mama to Nigerian rapper, Olamide has opened up on the controversy surrounding her pregnancy few years ago. Okan refuted claims that she was given money for to abort the pregnancy. In 2019, she was said to have been pregnant for the YBNL music label boss. There were, however, rumours claiming Okan was given money to get rid of the pregnancy at the time. Taking to her twitter handle on Tuesday, Okan dropped series of tweets to address the rumours behind the birth of her child. According to her, she loves motherhood and never made any attempt to…

In a video obtained by Switch Nigeria, two men riding a Mercedes-Benz coupe chased down a man riding a Toyota RAV phone and robbed him at gun point. All this happened in broad day light. As the robbery played out, passers-by could only film and scramble away from the action. One man for himself right? The incident reportedly tool place in New York, United States. [wpvideo b59jBTGt] [wpvideo MZ2mlZG4 data-temp-aztec-id=”f5caf693-e105-4d58-9d98-3ed9486dce75″]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a total of 40 suspected internet fraudsters, otherwise known as “Yahoo Boys” in some parts of Lagos State. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Lagos zonal command of the EFCC. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Spokesman of the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren. According to Uwujaren, the suspects are: Doroye Olumide Joseph, Ajayi Oluwaseyi Emmanuel, Olalekan Olaniyi Akonji , Oluwadare Samuel Olawale, Oloyede Olakunle, Okon Ayomide Cornelius, Omokaro Ailele Jeffery, Oyedokun Opeyemi Abdulrazaq, Olowofela Temidayo, Mosess Ossai, Dada Samuel Abiodun, Francis Victor Oluwatobi, Ayobami Akanji,…

Jenny Weaver, an American worship leader and former witch narrates how she got involved in witchcraft and how she eventually got saved. She spoke to CBN News late last year about her experience. She said she was 13 years old when she started off as a witch. She narrated that at the time she was constantly abused and bullied both at home and in school and that led her into depression. She went on to say that her depressed state led her to watch the movie, The Craft, which was released in 1996. In that movie, she found out that…

It has come to our notice that no fewer than 11 state-owned universities have chosen not to partake in the ongoing nationwide ASUU strike. State universities in Osun, Rivers, Delta, Borno, Anambra, Kwara and Akwa Ibom states and at least three universities owned by the Lagos State government are in operation. According to the Punch, a final year student of Political Science, Master Ovum Amadi in an interview with them said he was preparing for his examinations next week. He said, “Examinations have started. Those in 200-level have started.” The spokesman for the university, Dr. Ngozi Okiridu, said the institution…